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i had a woman flip me off while we both merged into the express lane in saint louis once, only to see her getting pulled over for speeding a few miles up the road, i honked and waved to her as i passed, she was not happy
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She said:
Boxed in by vehicles to the right of her.
Raining, unsafe to drive faster.
Had a left turn coming up.
Don't care if she was right or wrong, the guy in the truck eventually passed her on the right, then slowed again, fell back behind and to the right, then sped up again, flipped her the bird, stomped the gas, swerved into the left lane, lost control and wrecked his truck all by his own self.
Nobody put a gun to his head and said "Drive like an angry idiot or else!" He screwed up entirely of his own free will.
you are correct, his wreck was of his own accord
however
her bigskyredneck school of driving skills leave allot to be desired, and her lies as well
1. she was busy filming while driving, that had to play a role in angering another driver
2. there was 1 other truck in the video, i would not call 1 truck boxed in
3. the road aparently dried up the rain as soon as it hit the ground, and her windshield
edit: i see more women driving and texting, talking on cell phones and in their own world, i have to leave benifit of the doubt that she may have been doing one or the other and not doing even close to the speed limit, in her own world and then realized she was holding up someone elses world and started filming it
quote:Originally posted by ChrisInTempe
She said:
Boxed in by vehicles to the right of her.
Raining, unsafe to drive faster.
Had a left turn coming up.
Don't care if she was right or wrong, the guy in the truck eventually passed her on the right, then slowed again, fell back behind and to the right, then sped up again, flipped her the bird, stomped the gas, swerved into the left lane, lost control and wrecked his truck all by his own self.
Nobody put a gun to his head and said "Drive like an angry idiot or else!" He screwed up entirely of his own free will.
you are correct, his wreck was of his own accord
however
her bigskyredneck school of driving skills leave allot to be desired, and her lies as well
1. she was busy filming while driving, that had to play a role in angering another driver
2. there was 1 other truck in the video, i would not call 1 truck boxed in
3. the road aparently dried up the rain as soon as it hit the ground, and her windshield
edit: i see more women driving and texting, talking on cell phones and in their own world, i have to leave benifit of the doubt that she may have been doing one or the other and not doing even close to the speed limit, in her own world and then realized she was holding up someone elses world and started filming it
I enjoyed that immensely. Courtesy has gone the way of the Dodo bird. Each party is responsible for their piss poor behavior. She has no business tying up traffic by driving below the speed limit in the left lane, and spending her time video taping, intentionally upsetting the other driving rather than driving. While his asinine behavior speaks for itself. They were both antagonizing the situation, she was not some innocent bystander, she was an active participant, intentionally antagonizing the situation with her driving. Folks in on coming traffic are very fortunate that truck didn't hit them head on.
quote:Originally posted by ChrisInTempe
She said:
Boxed in by vehicles to the right of her.
Raining, unsafe to drive faster.
Had a left turn coming up.
Don't care if she was right or wrong, the guy in the truck eventually passed her on the right, then slowed again, fell back behind and to the right, then sped up again, flipped her the bird, stomped the gas, swerved into the left lane, lost control and wrecked his truck all by his own self.
Nobody put a gun to his head and said "Drive like an angry idiot or else!" He screwed up entirely of his own free will.
you are correct, his wreck was of his own accord
however
her bigskyredneck school of driving skills leave allot to be desired, and her lies as well
1. she was busy filming while driving, that had to play a role in angering another driver
2. there was 1 other truck in the video, i would not call 1 truck boxed in
3. the road aparently dried up the rain as soon as it hit the ground, and her windshield
edit: i see more women driving and texting, talking on cell phones and in their own world, i have to leave benifit of the doubt that she may have been doing one or the other and not doing even close to the speed limit, in her own world and then realized she was holding up someone elses world and started filming it
And going to turn left is bs also. She passed many left turn lanes.
And going to turn left is bs also. She passed many left turn lanes.
I agree, if she was a courteous driver she'd have been in the right lane allowing people to go by that obviously have places to be. I suspect that since she is recording that there are many other videos that she has made of angry drivers reacting to her impeding traffic. I bet she does it on purpose, and gets a kick out of it.
Here in central AL, if you want to drive the
speed limit then your best chance is to get in the slow lanes.
Three lane hwy limit of 55 and the center and left lanes are going 40 mph cause they are on the phone or are planning to turn left at a light 5 miles away.
I get off work at 3pm, my kids step off the bus at 3:30, i get home 5 min before them.
People don't think about stuff like that.
Btw i bet this guy sues her soon, if for nothing but putting his face on the web.
George Carlin had it right
you shoot stupid drivers in the decklid with a suction cup dart.
When they got enough darts in the trunk
a cop would pull them over and give them a ticket for being stupid.
paintball?
Good idea.
Another is to have their cell number as their tag number
Dude was a total azzzhat, had it coming and got it.
Her fault for filming? She was doing it to protect herself and gather evidence should he hit her.
And, BTW, he's the driver who crashed, not her.
I'm no expert, but she is on a street, not the interstate. There is no "fast lane/slow lane" on city streets.
Dude was a total azzzhat, had it coming and got it.
Her fault for filming? She was doing it to protect herself and gather evidence should he hit her.
And, BTW, he's the driver who crashed, not her.
Yea i can hear all that fear in her laugh
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The worst part was the damage to that nice big truck.
That crap pizzes me off to no end.
Here in central AL, if you want to drive the
speed limit then your best chance is to get in the slow lanes.
Three lane hwy limit of 55 and the center and left lanes are going 40 mph cause they are on the phone or are planning to turn left at a light 5 miles away.
I get off work at 3pm, my kids step off the bus at 3:30, i get home 5 min before them.
People don't think about stuff like that.
Btw i bet this guy sues her soon, if for nothing but putting his face on the web.
and your point is ..you the only person ever to have kids that gets off the bus or stays home alone for 30 minutes..how old are they?.....does your job require that you cant leave 5-10 minutes soon if it stresses you that bad,,,or your kids cant stay 10 minutes alone.....you need to make arrangements cause i can see where YOU are the road rage type getting home a few minutes late IMHO
The faster the pace the bigger the problems.
I'm no expert, but she is on a street, not the interstate. There is no "fast lane/slow lane" on city streets.Anyone with common sense stays to the right when they see traffic overtaking them on a multi-lane roadway.
As covered in all new drivers training courses, passing other vehicles to the left is a basic safety rule. The only time passing on the right is recommended is when that vehicle is signalling and slowing for a left turn. The reason for this is that under DOT regs passenger side mirrors aren't required on all vehicles, which means a big blind spot may very well exist to the right rear.
True that someone refusing to allow overtaking vehicles to pass to their left may not be violating any laws, but people's ignorance of the basics of defensive driving creates a hazardous situation.
Same as with many situations, just because something isn't against the law doesn't mean it's a smart thing to do.
As for what we're seeing in this video, anyone who sees an obvious * coming up behind them and refuses to get out of their way because no law requires them to is just as big of a *.
quote:Originally posted by guns-n-painthorses
I'm no expert, but she is on a street, not the interstate. There is no "fast lane/slow lane" on city streets.Anyone with common sense stays to the right when they see traffic overtaking them on a multi-lane roadway.
As covered in all new drivers training courses, passing other vehicles to the left is a basic safety rule. The only time passing on the right is recommended is when that vehicle is signalling and slowing for a left turn. The reason for this is that under DOT regs passenger side mirrors aren't required on all vehicles, which means a big blind spot may very well exist to the right rear.
True that someone refusing to allow overtaking vehicles to pass to their left may not be violating any laws, but people's ignorance of the basics of defensive driving creates a hazardous situation.
Same as with many situations, just because something isn't against the law doesn't mean it's a smart thing to do.
As for what we're seeing in this video, anyone who sees an obvious * coming up behind them and refuses to get out of their way because no law requires them to is just as big of a *.
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I seriously doubt it!
quote:Originally posted by legear
That crap pizzes me off to no end.
Here in central AL, if you want to drive the
speed limit then your best chance is to get in the slow lanes.
Three lane hwy limit of 55 and the center and left lanes are going 40 mph cause they are on the phone or are planning to turn left at a light 5 miles away.
I get off work at 3pm, my kids step off the bus at 3:30, i get home 5 min before them.
People don't think about stuff like that.
Btw i bet this guy sues her soon, if for nothing but putting his face on the web.
and your point is ..you the only person ever to have kids that gets off the bus or stays home alone for 30 minutes..how old are they?.....does your job require that you cant leave 5-10 minutes soon if it stresses you that bad,,,or your kids cant stay 10 minutes alone.....you need to make arrangements cause i can see where YOU are the road rage type getting home a few minutes late IMHO
Wow. I'm a road rage person cause i have set times to be places?
And you gathered that off of my post?
Maybe you should be working for the FBI if you have me figured out that quick [8)]
And no i will not let my 5 and 7 year old be home alone.